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11-year-old Taylor Swift sings the National Anthem at Philadelphia's Spectrum

Before a Philadelphia 76ers game, circa 2000-2001.

Wasabi Lip Balm

Now that's hot.

$2.95.

What is it?

Answer here this time tomorrow.

Help! Drain Stopper/Basin Plug — Episode 2: D. Rob Brown delivers

Within two hours of my plea yesterday for a place to obtain these soigné stoppers, reader D. Rob Brown weighed in with not one, not two, but three sites offering them.

"Anyone with a source, let me know and you will be richly rewarded."

That's what I wrote in Episode 1.

Welcome aboard my crack research team, D. Rob... hey, you want to be chief?

Done.

Wait a minute, joe: you also wrote, "That's a promise, not a threat...."

Rob's new job doesn't seem like much of a reward from where I sit.

How to start a blog

A nifty tutorial by the BrainGeniuses at Wired.

You could do worse than follow their guide.

Trust me on that.

Oh, you already do?

Huh.

["BrainGenius" — my nominee for Word of the Year — courtesy of Caroline]

Asprey Scarf Belt

Turn any scarf

into a belt.

Très chic.

Orange, Tan, White, Pink or

Black.

£55 (scarf not included).